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TOTAL RATINGS: 2772

CEO: Kenichiro Yoshida

Kenichiro Yoshida Sony CEO Rating

Sony's CEO, Kenichiro Yoshida, has 249 employee ratings and a score of 79/100, placing them in the Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees and Top 15% of other companies in San Francisco. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that females at Sony rate Kenichiro Yoshida higher than males, giving the CEO a score of 75/100.

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Where This Score Ranks Sony's CEO Rating

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In the Top 5% of 1339 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
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In the Top 15% of 932 Nearby Companies in San Francisco
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2nd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably

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Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida Bio

Mr. Kenichiro Yoshida has been the Chief Financial Officer of Sony Corporation since April 1, 2014, Representative Corporate Executive Officer since April 2014 and its Executive Deputy President since April 2015. Mr. Yoshida served as an Executive Vice President of Sony Corporation since December 1, 2013. He served as the Chief Strategy Officer, Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Sony Corporation from December 1, 2013 to April 1, 2014 and served as its Senior Managing Executive Officer since June 2005. He served as an Executive President of So-net Entertainment Corporation (now known as Sony Network Communications, Inc.) since April 1, 2005 and its Senior Executive Officer since June 2008. He joined Sony Corporation in April 1987. Mr. Yoshida has been the Chairman of the Board of Gamepot, Inc. since June 2011. He has been a Director of Sony Corporation since June 19, 2014. He serves as a Director at Sony Corporation of America. He has been a Representative Director of Sony Bank, Inc. since February 2002. He joined So-net Entertainment Corporation in June 2005. He has been a Non-Executive Director at Sony Network Communications, Inc. since January 1, 2014. He serves as Director of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. He has been an External Director of M3, Inc., since September 2000; Chorokbaem Media Co., Ltd. since March 2011 and Gamepot, Inc. since July 2010. He served as a Director of Sony Network Communications, Inc. since April 2005. Mr. Yoshida served as a Director of So-net Entertainment Corporation since April 1, 2005.

Who Ranks Sony's CEO Rating the Highest?

Tenure - Over 10 Years 85/100

Department - Sales 84/100

Department - Admin 83/100

Who Ranks Sony's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Ethnicity - Other 60/100

Experience - 3 to 6 Years 68/100

Tenure - 5 to 10 Years 68/100

Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Sony.

Based on 249 ratings, Kenichiro Yoshida ranks right below Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella.

Sony's CEO is highly regarded by employees who have been at the company Over 10 Years, the Sales department, and the Admin department. However, employees with 3 to 6 Years experience and employees who have been at the company 5 to 10 Years have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.